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The Coffee Coalition for Racial Eeuity The First Sip! event 2026. Photo by Michael Taylor, courtesy of CCRE.
CCRE Hosts The First Sip! 2026, Honors LaNisa Williams
The Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity hosted The First Sip! 2026 on April 10 at The Mental Bar in San Diego’s Black Arts & Culture District alongside the World of Coffee trade show. The event recognized Barista Life LA founder LaNisa Williams with CCRE’s Innovator’s Award and highlighted the organization’s Brewing for Equity Fellowship. The First Sip! continues to serve as a core CCRE gathering, “creating space for connection while reinforcing the organization’s broader mission to advance equity and representation across the industry,” the group said in an announcement shared with DCN.
Little Joy Coffee’s Raspberry Danish Latte Recipe Goes Viral
Northfield, Minnesota-based hometown coffee shop Little Joy Coffee has publicly invited other independent cafes to “steal” its Raspberry Danish Latte recipe, a move that has helped send the drink viral. Little Joy’s own published recipe describes the drink as espresso, milk, raspberry syrup and vanilla cream cheese foam, while versions of it have spread to hundreds of shops across more than 20 countries.
SF Climate Week Panel Addressing Coffee Waste and Biochar
As part of SF Climate Week, Equator Coffees will host a panel on April 23 from 4:30-6 p.m. at its cafe on the ground floor of LinkedIn’s San Francisco headquarters exploring how coffee waste can be turned into biochar for carbon removal and climate resilience. Moderated by David Griswold of Carbon Standards International, the event will feature Stanford graduate student research and remarks from Equator Coffees Director of Coffee Culture Devorah Freudiger.
Bigface and Fellow Launch Limited-Edition Espresso Series 1
Miami-based Bigface, founded by Jimmy Butler, and San Francisco-based coffee equipment maker Fellow have announced a limited-edition Espresso Series 1 collaboration built around a run of 100 individually numbered machines. Bigface’s product page says each machine includes a signed art card, and company posts said sales are set to begin April 21.
World Coffee Championships Names 2026 Latte Art Winners
World Coffee Championships has named Bala of Taiwan the 2026 World Latte Art Champion, while Brazil’s Eduardo Olímpio won the inaugural people’s choice award. Here are the final standings and rankings.
Verve Coffee Roasters Launches Dwell Performance Filter Pack
Santa Cruz, California-based Verve Coffee Roasters has launched the Dwell Performance Filter, a new plant-based PLA filter available in 30-count packs. The filter is designed for use with Verve’s own Dwell Dripper or Kalita Wave drippers.
ICO Releases March 2026 Coffee Report
The International Coffee Organization said in its March 2026 Coffee Market Report that the ICO Composite Indicator Price averaged 273.70 cents per pound in March, up 2.3% from February. The organization said the increase was “driven by a new geopolitical shock stemming from the conflict in the Middle East and the subsequent disruptions to shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.”
De’Longhi Launches PrimaDonna Aromatic Espresso Machine
Italy-based De’Longhi has launched the PrimaDonna Aromatic, a super-automatic espresso machine with 38 preset hot and iced recipes. The company says its Bean Adapt Technology and Adaptive Grinding Technology automatically recognize beans and adjust grind size, dose and brewing temperature in real time.
KitchenAid Expands Espresso Line With Iced Coffee Machines
KitchenAid has expanded its espresso collection with new Fully Automatic Espresso Machines with Iced Coffee. The company says the machines offer up to 24 preset drink options, dedicated over-ice settings, IntelliGrind and Aroma Balance systems that respond to coffee characteristics.
Stauf’s Coffee Roasters Workers Announce Union Push
Columbus, Ohio-based Stauf’s Coffee Roasters workers have announced their intent to unionize after conversations that grew out of a late-January all-staff meeting tied to management’s response to serving ICE agents, according to Matter News.
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Here are some of DCN’s top stories from the past week…
Scenes from World of Coffee San Diego
San Diego offered a sunny, surfy, baseball-packed backdrop last weekend as thousands of coffee professionals from around the world descended on the Specialty Coffee Association’s World of Coffee trade show… read more
Study: ‘Default Nudge’ to Oat Milk Reduces Carbon Footprint of Cafe Drinks
Making oat milk the default option for cafe drinks while still offering cow’s milk sharply increased the share of plant-based milk use in real-world testing, according to a new UK study… read more
Study Finds Coffee Tied to ‘Younger’ Biological Age in People with Mental Illness
A recent study suggests that drinking 3-4 cups of coffee per day may be associated with longer telomeres — a marker associated with less “biological aging” — in people living with severe mental illness… read more
Coffee Crops Are Dying from a Fungus with Species-Jumping Genes
For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of… read more
Two-Thirds of Americans Said They Drank Coffee Yesterday, NCA Report Finds
Coffee has retained its spot as the most popular commercialized beverage in the United States, with 66% of U.S. adults saying they drank it within the past day, according to the Spring 2026 National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report from the National Coffee Association… read more
Study Identifies Chemical Differences in Civet Poop Coffee
Civet coffee (a.k.a. kopi luwak) remains one of the coffee world’s most divisive products, invoking sensitive issues such as value chain dynamics, high-end product differentiation, fraud and animal cruelty… read more
‘Forest 500’ Report Tracks Coffee Industry Deforestation Commitments
While the looming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been nudging corporate behavioral changes in Europe, the coffee industry remains among the weakest performers on several key indicators of deforestation risk, according to the 2026 edition of the Forest 500 report from UK-based environmental NGO Global Canopy… read more
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